American Battery Materials, Inc., a U.S.-based environmentally responsible critical minerals exploration and development company focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) as well as other minerals for refining, processing, and distribution announces that it has appointed Ross Saldarini as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Scott Avanzino as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Both appointments are effective immediately. Saldarini brings over twenty-five years’ experience in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, business and retail strategy, and ecommerce in technology services within the consumer products and financial marketplaces. Prior to joining ABM, Ross was Chief Financial Officer of Upper Echelon Products and from 2018-2022 was a Managing Partner with Yellowstone Advisors LLC, a strategic advisory, M&A, and management consulting services company.
Avanzino is an oil and gas development and marine construction expert with twenty-five years of experience in exploration geology, wellsite operations, marine logistics and operations. Prior to joining the Company, Scott was a business development executive with Quaternary Resource Investigations, LLC and from 2019- October 2022 was owner, geologist and technical advisor with Paradise Mineral Consulting, LLC where he serviced the Gulf Coast energy sector and marine construction industry with fully integrated project management and oil and gas field services. “It is my great pleasure to welcome Ross and Scott to American Battery Materials,” said Sebastian Lux CEO of ABM. “The addition of these two highly experienced executives reflects our ongoing commitment to building a dedicated management team with extraordinary financial and industry experience at an exciting time of growth for our company,” added Lux.